A rare moment of unabashed of happiness in the 17 film collaboration between Japanese director Mikio Naruse and actress Hideko Takamine (with this being their first, when Takamine was 17, and Hit and Run
A gorgeous new poster for Milestone Films’ release of the restoration of Lionel Rogosin’s 1957 documentary On the Bowery, which opens on September 17 at Film Forum. Part-verité, part staged drama, On
At the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York last week some of us were lucky enough to enjoy Pomegranates: Like a Phoenix from the Ashes, a fascinating compilation of rare film clips, commercials
A rug, at the feet of Linda Marlowe, in Stephen Dwoskin's Girl (1975), cinematography by Dwoskin.
As a follow-up to last week’s post which touched, especially in the comments section, on the trend of Minimalist Movie Posters, I wanted to feature the work of Pennsylvania-based designer Tom Whalen
From master framer Kiju Yoshida's Impasse a.k.a. Flame and Women (1967); featuring Mariko Okada and Isao Kimura; cinematography by Yuji Okumura.
Ah, now isn't that something? The absolute simplicity is delicious; an actor, a prop and a light throwing shadows. Nearly effortlessly it expresses explorations in power, individual freedom, anger, fear
The biggest news in movie posters this past week seems to have been the release of the striking series of Saul Bass-inspired duo-chrome posters for the Alamo Drafthouse’s 2010 Rolling Roadshow series
Opale in Jean Renoir's Le testament du Docteur Cordelier (1959); featuring (shhh!) Jean-Louis Barrault; cinematography by Georges Leclerc. (Related video found here.)
Film architecture is created in film studios, places on the fringe of reality. Anything that is built is usually only present in part, and made of impermanent materials. Perhaps it should be called cineplastique
Movie Poster of the Week is on vacation. Here is some holiday footage.
This and other treasures found at everyday_i_show.